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Wisdom
WISDOM, n. s as z. [G. See Wise.]
1. The right use or exercise of knowledge; the choice of laudable ends, and of the best means to accomplish them. This is wisdom in act, effect, or practice. If wisdom is to be considered as a faculty of the mind, it is the faculty of discerning or judging what is most just, proper and useful, and if it is to be considered as an acquirement, it is the knowledge and use of what is best, most just, most proper, most conducive to prosperity or happiness. Wisdom in the first sense, or practical wisdom, is nearly synonymous with discretion. I differs somewhat from prudence, in this respect; prudence is the exercise of sound judgment in avoiding evils; wisdom is the exercise of sound judgment either in avoiding evils or attempting good. Prudence then is a species, of which wisdom is the genus.
Wisdom gained by experience, is of inestimable value.
It is hoped that our rulers will act with dignity and wisdom; that they will yield every thing to reason, and refuse every thing to force.
2. In Scripture, human learning; erudition; knowledge of arts and sciences.
Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. Acts 7.
3. Quickness of intellect; readiness of apprehension; dexterity in execution; as the wisdom of Bezaleel and Aholiab. Exo 31.
4. Natural instinct and sagacity. Job 39.
5. In Scripture theology, wisdom is true religion; godliness; piety; the knowledge and fear of God, and sincere and uniform obedience to his commands. This is the wisdom which is from above. Psa 90. Job 28.
6. Profitable words or doctrine. Psa 37.
The wisdom of this world, mere human erudition; or the carnal policy of men, their craft and artifices in promoting their temporal interests; called also fleshly wisdom. 1 Cor 2. 2 Cor 1.
The wisdom of words, artificial or affected eloquence; or learning displayed in teaching. 1 Cor 1 and 2.
wisdom appears in definitions for these words:
Advance Advised After-wit Alderman All-wise Ancient Anthroposophy Any Apparent Approve Argumentative Attribute Better Blood Booby But Caduceus Cheap Chew Co-operate Comprehensibly Contemptible Controll Counsel Counterpoise Covetous Cunning Deference Deprive Depth Despise Differ Diffidence Diffident Direct Discretion Display Disproportionate Disproportionatene Dom Downright Eld Emanation Exceed Famed Favor Fence Fleshly Fool Foolishness Footstep Forecast Frame Fund Gainsay Getting Gothamist Guidance Handiwork Hence Her How Impolicy Improve Improvement Infusion Insight Insipience Judgment Judicious Judiciously Justify Lack Liberally Life Light Lipwisdom Lose Main Manifesto Manifold Memorial More Most Mystery Name Overwiseness Pace Pansophy Penetrative Perfection Philosophy Physical Policy Political Pre-existence Principal Proverb Provide Prudence Prudentials Qualification Rejoice Remain Report Research Resipiscence Resound Riches Ripeness Run Sage Sageness Sapience Sapiential Saturnian Seldom Shy Solace Sophical Sorcery Staid State Store-house Struggle Subserve Superlative Taught Terminate Than Theosophy Thing Time To Treasure Unerring Unwise Void Wake Warrant Whence Wisdom Wise Wiseacre Wisely Wiseness Wound
Advance Advised After-wit Alderman All-wise Ancient Anthroposophy Any Apparent Approve Argumentative Attribute Better Blood Booby But Caduceus Cheap Chew Co-operate Comprehensibly Contemptible Controll Counsel Counterpoise Covetous Cunning Deference Deprive Depth Despise Differ Diffidence Diffident Direct Discretion Display Disproportionate Disproportionatene Dom Downright Eld Emanation Exceed Famed Favor Fence Fleshly Fool Foolishness Footstep Forecast Frame Fund Gainsay Getting Gothamist Guidance Handiwork Hence Her How Impolicy Improve Improvement Infusion Insight Insipience Judgment Judicious Judiciously Justify Lack Liberally Life Light Lipwisdom Lose Main Manifesto Manifold Memorial More Most Mystery Name Overwiseness Pace Pansophy Penetrative Perfection Philosophy Physical Policy Political Pre-existence Principal Proverb Provide Prudence Prudentials Qualification Rejoice Remain Report Research Resipiscence Resound Riches Ripeness Run Sage Sageness Sapience Sapiential Saturnian Seldom Shy Solace Sophical Sorcery Staid State Store-house Struggle Subserve Superlative Taught Terminate Than Theosophy Thing Time To Treasure Unerring Unwise Void Wake Warrant Whence Wisdom Wise Wiseacre Wisely Wiseness Wound
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